Relating to: farmland preservation implementation grants, maximum acres of agricultural enterprise areas, indexing the farmland preservation tax credit for inflation, and making an appropriation. (FE)
SB 841 creates a program to fund local governments in Wisconsin to implement farmland preservation plans through grants. It establishes annual adjustments to the farmland preservation tax credit for inflation using agricultural price data, ensuring the credit amount increases with rising costs. The bill also sets maximum acreage limits for agricultural enterprise areas and authorizes funding for activities like zoning certification, farmland preservation agreements, and monitoring compliance. These changes directly affect Wisconsin farmers (through the tax credit) and local governments (through grant eligibility). The policy shifts focus to maintaining agricultural land by making preservation tools more adaptable to economic changes.
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Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Keyeski, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Wall;
cosponsored by Representatives Miresse, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Neubauer, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell
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Brad Pfaff
DDemocratic
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Chris Larson
DDemocratic
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Dianne Hesselbein
DDemocratic
P
Dora Drake
DDemocratic
P
Jamie Wall
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Smith
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Habush Sinykin
DDemocratic
P
Kelda Roys
DDemocratic
P
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
DDemocratic
P
LaTonya Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Spreitzer
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Ratcliff
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Keyeski
DDemocratic
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Tim Carpenter
DDemocratic
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